Thursday, March 16, 2017

First Round Tournament Tidbits - Thursday Evening Edition

Xavier is in the Round of 32 for the third consecutive tournament and the 8th time in 11 years.

Xavier is 8-1 in their last 9 Round of 64 games and is now 16-8 all-time.

Xavier's win is their first ever as a #11 seed. They are now 1-3.

Maryland loses in the Round of 64 for the first time since 1997. They had won their last 12 Round of 64 games. They are now 19-3 in the Round of 64.

Maryland is now 2-6 vs. the Big East. The 6 losses are the most vs. any single conference.

Maryland loses to an #1 seed for the first time. They are now 5-1.

Villanova is in the Round of 32 for the fourth consecutive tournament. It is their longest streak since the were in seven straight from 1980-1986.

Jay Wright's victory is his 21st as the coach of Villanova. It passes Rollie Massimino for the most tournament wins in school history.

Villanova is now a tournament best 4-0 vs. the Northeast Conference.

Mt. St. Mary's is now 0-4 in the Round of 64. They have been a #16 seed all 4 times.

Purdue is in the Round of 32 for the first time since 2012. They had lost in the Round of 64 the previous two tournaments.

Purdue is now tied for a tournament best 3-0 vs. the America East Conference. Connecticut and Duke are also 3-0 vs. the America East.

Purdue is 10-0 vs. teams seeded #13 or worse.

St. Mary's wins a Round of 64 game for only the second time in school history. Their other victory was over Richmond 80-71 in 2010. They are now 2-6 in the Round of 64.

St. Mary's is now 2-0 vs. the Atlantic Ten.

St. Mary's win is their first ever as a higher seed. They were previously 0-2 when seeded higher than their opponent.

VCU has lost in the Round of 64 3 out of the last 4 years. They are now 9-7 in the Round of 64.

Florida State wins their third straight Round of 64 game. They won in their last appearance in 2012 and in 2011. They are now 8-4 in the Round of 64.

This is the 4th time that Florida State has been a #3 seed. They have won in the Round of 64 each time. They are 4-0 vs. #14 seeds.

This is the first time that Florida Gulf Coast failed to win a game in the tournament.

Wisconsin is in the Round of 32 for the fourth consecutive year and the 15th time in 18 years. They are 16-5 overall in the Round of 64.

Virginia Tech loses in the Round of 64 for the first time since 1986. They won in their last two tournament appearances in 1996 and 2007.

Iowa State is in the Round of 32 for the 5th time in 6 years. They are 12-6 in Round of 64. They have won 10 of their last 12 Round of 64 games.

Iowa State is now 3-0 vs. #12 seeds.

Nevada is now 3-4 in the Round of 64. They had won 3 of their last 4 Round of 64 games before the loss today.

Arizona is in the Round of 32 for the 4th time in 5 years. They are now 20-11 in the Round of 64.

Arizona is now 8-2 playing in the state of Utah. Only UCLA (10) and UNLV (9) have more wins in Utah. All 8 wins have been in Salt Lake City which is the most my any team playing in Salt Lake City.

Arizona's 100 points are the most that they have scored in a tournament game since they defeated Eastern Illinois 101-76 in the 2001 Round of 64. It is the third time they have scored 100 points in a tournament game.

North Dakota loses their first game ever played in the NCAA Tournament. New teams are now 2-1 with Northern Kentucky and Jacksonville State playing their first games tomorrow.

There were only 2 upsets today. The last time that there were 2 or fewer upsets on the first full day of the tournament was 2012.